Did you think I had given up on crafting? With vacation and getting B ready for pre-school I haven't been doing much crafting lately... actually I don't think I have used my sewing machine for 3 weeks!
Anyway, Im back on the craft horse with these spoons. Kinda.
One summer when I was home from college I decided I wanted a garden.(?!) I forgot who I was asking though cause my Dad is super gardener. I ended up with more of a field of crops than a small garden which sadly I lost interest in and my parents ended up taking care of it. ( Sorry guys.)
When we moved into our home last fall I knew I wanted to try gardening again.
So my Dad helped me build raised beds and pumpkin mounds for my garden.
The one problem I ran into is I am NOT super gardener and as soon as I throw away the little sticks that have the plants name on it - I forget what it is. :(
So I came up with a rain proof way to label your garden that is decorative to boot.
I went to some local thrift stores and picked up a bunch of spoons. I got the big oversized ones for the garden and small ones for the herb garden. Matt helped me ( ok he did most of it) pound them flat. Then I had Matt take them to work and using a metal stamper, stamp the veggies and herbs we would be growing this year. He also added the year on the back.
Cute.
Cute.
I need a few more as we got some plants and herbs that I wasn't planning on but overall I am happy with how they turned out. They are especially helpful with herbs.
Now the giveaway part. I am offering a set of the herb spoons to one of you!
The set includes herbs: Basil, Parsley, Mint, Dill, and Thyme.
The set includes herbs: Basil, Parsley, Mint, Dill, and Thyme.
All you have to do is leave a comment. Ill pick a winner at random on Friday.
Happy Monday. :)
what a cute garden you have and what a great giveaway!! thanks for the opportunity :)
ReplyDeleteI have a small garden and every time my husband goes out to get mint for tea he always gets basil. hehe! So these may be just what we need!
ReplyDeleteandrea[dot]coats[at]yahoo[dot]com
These are adorable! What a great idea. How do you use metal stamps? How about a tutorial for my ever growing bookmark pile? :)
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI love would love the chance to win this set of spoons. I've tried to make those myself. It isn't easy! Mine are awful. I won't even use them!:)
Thank you for the chance!
Hugs,
Sonya
Those are so adorable! What a great idea! I would love a cute set of herb spoons!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous giveaway! I would love these and would give them a great home!!! Please enter me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! I love them :0)
ReplyDeleteI love all of these crafts lately! Though I think Matt is going to have to start his own blog soon ;)
ReplyDeleteI love that idea! I'm planning on starting my first garden next spring!
ReplyDeleteI just love the idea of using spoons. So very cute!
ReplyDeleteusagypsy@hotmail.com
those are adorable. such a cute, handy idea.
ReplyDeleteOk! How exciting is this?! Our kids each picked a vegetable to grow in our garden this year and I have been struggling with what to mark them with, perfect idea! Thanks for the opportunity and for sharing your talent with all of us!
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for these for my herb garden, have been wanting to get to the market but with a brand new baby haven't had the chance. Great idea and looks so much better than plastic tags!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE them! Adorable! AND a great idea, I forget about the herbs ALL the time!!!!
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